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    The surname Coppin

    A patronymic surname, carried by 1,124 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C150

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Coppin is more common than 86% of them.

    Origin

    * As an English surname, reduced pet form of Jacob. * As a French surname, from compain (“companion”). * As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, from McCoppin, McCappin, McAlpine, from Mac Ailpein, Ailpín, "son of Alpean," possibly from ailp (“lump”).

    Coppin is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,124 people named Coppin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 274,685 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,104.

    #22,791
    rank among US surnames
    1,124
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.8%
    change since 2000 (was #21,916)

    Who is named Coppin

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    54% of people named Coppin identified as white (not Hispanic), 31% as Black (not Hispanic) and 9.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 54%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 31%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9.1%
    • Two or more races 3.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 2.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Coppins

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Marguerite Coppin
      Belgian poet, 1867–1931
    • Fanny Jackson Coppin
      American educator (1837–1913)

    Notable Coppins come mostly from Belgium (1) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Coppin

    Coppin has the Soundex code C150, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C150.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Coppin come from?
    * As an English surname, reduced pet form of Jacob. * As a French surname, from compain (“companion”). * As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, from McCoppin, McCappin, McAlpine, from Mac Ailpein, Ailpín, "son of Alpean," possibly from ailp (“lump”).
    How common is the surname Coppin?
    1,124 people in the United States had the surname Coppin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 274,685 Americans. It ranked 22,791st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Coppin?
    In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Coppin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Coppin?
    Marguerite Coppin, Belgian poet, followed by Fanny Jackson Coppin.
    Where is the surname Coppin most common?
    Wikidata records people named Coppin in Belgium and the United States.
    What type of surname is Coppin?
    Coppin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Coppin getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,104 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,124 in 2010, up 1.8%.